Title 16, Education

§ 2537. Armed Services Scholarships (a) It shall be the policy of the State of Vermont to provide scholarships to be known as the Armed Services Scholarships for education beyond high school for: (1) Children and spouses of members in good standing of the Vermont National Guard w…

§ 2538. Amount, duration (a) Subject to subsection (c) of this section, an Armed Services Scholarship shall pay tuition for academic credit at a Vermont postsecondary institution eligible for student assistance funds under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 and leading …

§ 2539. Application, award, renewal (a) Applications for Armed Services Scholarships shall be processed as follows: (1) for a child or spouse of a member of the Vermont National Guard or of the active Reserve Forces of the United States, by the Vermont Adjutant General who shall …

§ 2541. Armed Services Scholarship Fund (a) An Armed Services Scholarship Fund is established to comprise appropriations made by the General Assembly. The Fund shall be managed pursuant to 32 V.S.A. chapter 7, subchapter 5 and shall be available to the Military Department for the…

§ 2635. School of Nursing The Board of Trustees of Vermont State Colleges may establish a School of Nursing leading to an associate in science degree if in its judgment the school would serve to alleviate the shortage of nurses in Vermont and to provide for their professional edu…

§ 2651. Purpose of chapter The purposes of this chapter are to assist existing schools for practical nursing and to assist in the establishment of a school or schools for practical nursing under the direction of the Board of Trustees of the Vermont State College system. (Added 19…

§ 2652. Bylaws and regulations The Board of Trustees of the Vermont State Colleges shall make bylaws and regulations, consistent with the policies and regulations of the Vermont State Board of Nursing, to carry out the purposes of this chapter. (Added 1957, No. 273, § 2; 1961, No…

§ 2653. Appropriations Hereafter funds for the continuation of the program under this chapter shall be requested as a part of the operational budget of the Vermont State Colleges. (Added 1957, No. 273, § 3; amended 1959, No. 121, § 1; 1961, No. 95, § 1; 1993, No. 145 (Adj. Sess.)…

§ 2654. Consultant services by Department of Health The Department of Health may furnish consultant services as requested by the Vermont State College Board of Trustees in connection with this chapter. (1961, No. 95, § 2; amended 1993, No. 145 (Adj. Sess.), § 4.)

§ 2691. Purposes—Article I The purposes of the New England Higher Education Compact shall be to provide greater educational opportunities and services through the establishment and maintenance of a coordinated educational program for the persons residing in the several states of …

§ 2692. Creation of Board of Higher Education—Article II There is hereby created and established a New England Board of Higher Education hereinafter known as the board, which shall be an agency of each state party to the compact. The board shall be a body corporate and politic, h…

§ 2693. When operative—Article III This compact shall become operative immediately as to those states executing it whenever any two or more of the states of Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut have executed it in the form which is in accorda…

§ 2694. General administrative powers and duties of board—Article IV The board shall annually elect from its members a chairman and vice-chairman and shall appoint and at its pleasure remove or discharge said officers. It may appoint and employ an executive secretary and may empl…

§ 2695. General powers of board; contracts—Article V The board shall have the power to: (1) collect, correlate, and evaluate data in the fields of its interest under this compact; to publish reports, bulletins and other documents making available the results of its research; and,…

§ 2696. Availability of funds—Article VI Each state agrees that, when authorized by the legislature pursuant to the constitutional processes, it will from time to time make available to the board such funds as may be required for the expenses of the board as authorized under the …

§ 2697. Power of board as to grants, devises, gifts and bequests—Article VII The board for the purposes of this compact is hereby empowered to receive grants, devises, gifts and bequests which the board may agree to accept and administer. The board shall administer property held …

§ 2698. Separability—Article VIII The provisions of this compact shall be severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence or provision of this compact is declared to be contrary to the Constitution of any compacting state or of the United States the validity of the remainder of th…

§ 2699. Period of existence; withdrawal; reinstatement—Article IX This compact shall continue in force and remain binding upon a compacting state until the legislature or the governor of such state, as the laws of such state shall provide, takes action to withdraw therefrom. Such…

§ 2700. Default by compacting state—Article X If any compacting state shall at any time default in the performance of any of its obligations assumed or imposed in accordance with the provisions of this compact, all rights and privileges and benefits conferred by this compact or a…

§ 2731. Appointment of State members of board Eight persons shall represent the State as members of the board. One board member shall be a member of the Senate, appointed by the President of the Senate; one shall be a Representative, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Repre…

§ 2732. Compensation of members The appointed members of the board shall receive $ 30.00 a day for the time actually spent in the performance of their duties, and all members of the board shall receive their actual and necessary expenses when away from home upon their official du…

§ 2733. Accounts The members from this State shall obtain accurate accounts of all the board’s receipts and disbursements. (Amended 2011, No. 139 (Adj. Sess.), § 14, eff. May 14, 2012.)

§ 2801. Gifts The trustees of the University of Vermont and State Agricultural College may accept any gift of money or real or personal property from any source whatever and grants in aid from the federal government to assist in carrying out the purposes of this chapter. (Added 1…

§ 2802. Construction The University of Vermont and State Agricultural College may acquire real estate; construct, operate, manage, and equip television broadcast stations and related auxiliary broadcast stations, including microwave facilities; and may interconnect with any other…

§ 2803. Purposes The action of the University of Vermont and State Agricultural College in applying for construction permits and federal matching funds in connection with educational television in Vermont is expressly ratified and confirmed. The University of Vermont and State Ag…

§ 2821. Student Assistance Corporation; purpose (a) There is hereby established a nonprofit public corporation to be known as the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation whose purpose shall be: (1) to provide opportunities for persons who are residents of Vermont to attend college…

§ 2822. Definitions As used in this chapter: (1) “Corporation” means the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation. (2) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation. (3) “Student” means any person who: (A) has graduated from a secondary school, …

§ 2823. Powers of Corporation (a) The Corporation may acquire by gift or otherwise, hold, and dispose of property in fee or in trust, or any other estate, for the purposes set forth in this chapter and shall be an instrumentality of the State. The State shall support and maintain…

§ 2825. Tax exemptions All real and personal property of the Corporation is exempt from taxation. All bonds, notes, and other obligations issued pursuant to this chapter are issued by a body corporate and public of this State and for an essential public and governmental purpose a…

§ 2826. Statutory purposes (a) The statutory purpose of the exemption for interest income from Vermont Student Assistance Corporation bonds in section 2825 of this title is to lower the cost of borrowing in order to finance education loan programs. (b) The statutory purpose of th…

§ 2827. Confidentiality of personally identifying information Except as otherwise provided by law, or by consent of the individual identified in the record, information that directly or indirectly identifies applicants, recipients, beneficiaries, or participants in programs admin…

§ 2828. Financial aid eligibility for certain students (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a resident who is otherwise eligible for a State-funded financial aid program administered by the Corporation shall not be ineligible solely on the basis of such resid…

§ 2831. Membership; vacancies The Corporation shall be governed and all of its powers exercised by a Board of Directors consisting of 11 members. The Governor shall appoint five members as follows: one person to be the financial aid officer of an institution of postsecondary educ…

§ 2832. Organization and compensation (a) The Board, with the advice and consent of the Governor, shall elect from its members a chair. The Board shall also elect from its members a vice chair and secretary. Each of the officers shall hold office for two years and shall be eligib…

§ 2833. Meetings; quorum The Board shall hold regular meetings and such special meetings as it deems necessary. A majority of the directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business unless the bylaws of the Corporation require a larger number. (Added 1965, No.…

§ 2834. Powers and duties (a) The Board has the power to adopt rules, regulations, policies, and procedures not inconsistent with law, governing the application for and the origination, servicing, and repayment of loans, the awarding of grants to students, and the Corporation’s o…

§ 2835. Controls, audits, and reports (a) Control of funds appropriated and all procedures incident to the carrying out of the purposes of this chapter shall be vested in the Board. (b) The books of account of the Corporation shall be audited annually by an independent public acc…

§ 2841. Establishment; rules A need-based grant program is hereby established to aid students who need financial assistance and are pursuing undergraduate studies and give promise of completing satisfactorily a degree program or who have been accepted for admission to an approved…

§ 2842. Eligibility (a) To qualify for an incentive grant for the first year of undergraduate study, a student must be in attendance at an approved postsecondary education institution or be accepted for admission and be enrolled as a full-time or part-time student at such an inst…

§ 2843. Applications, certificates, and reports (a) The recipient must apply for an incentive grant at least annually. Grants may be for a maximum of five full-time equivalent school years. (b) Each applicant for an incentive grant shall furnish a certificate of income with the a…

§ 2844. Amount received; proration (a) Each undergraduate student who qualifies for an incentive grant shall apply on forms provided by the Corporation. The Corporation may consider the student for an incentive grant if the student meets the need-based eligibility standards estab…

§ 2845. Trust fund; grants; students in Department for Children and Families custody (a) The Board shall establish a trust fund to be used to provide grants for students who do not have parental support and are or have been under the custody of the Commissioner for Children and F…

§ 2846. Advancement grants (a) The Corporation may establish an advancement grant program for residents pursuing nondegree education and training opportunities who do not meet the definition of student in subdivision 2822(3) of this title and who may not meet the requirements of …

§ 2851. Establishment Vermont Honor Scholarships are hereby established for secondary school seniors who plan to attend an approved postsecondary education institution. (Added 1965, No. 198, § 6(a); amended 1999, No. 24, § 2, eff. May 19, 1999; 2003, No. 86 (Adj. Sess.), § 17.)

§ 2852. Eligibility (a) All resident, qualified secondary school seniors are eligible to be nominated by their secondary school for a Vermont Honor Scholarship. (b) Vermont Honor Scholarships shall be awarded on the basis of merit as demonstrated by scholastic excellence and part…

§ 2853. Application A qualified student may be awarded an Honor Scholarship without affecting eligibility for an incentive grant. The Honor Scholarship amount shall not be considered in determining the calculation of the initial amount of the grant, unless the student’s total gra…